1971 NBA Draft

First Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
1	Cleveland Cavaliers	Austin Carr	G	Notre Dame
2	Portland Trail Blazers	Sidney Wicks	F	UCLA
3	Buffalo Braves	Elmore Smith	C	Kentucky State
4	Cincinnati Royals	Ken Durrett	F	LaSalle
5	Atlanta Hawks	George Trapp	F	Long Beach State
6	Seattle Supersonics	Fred Brown	G	Iowa
7	San Diego Rockets	Cliff Meely	F	Colorado
8	San Francisco Warriors	Darnell Hillman	F	SanJose State
9	Baltimore Bullets	Stan Love	F	Oregon
10	Boston Celtics	Clarence Glover	F	Western Kentucky
11	Detroit Pistons	Curtis Rowe	F	UCLA
12	Philadelphia 76ers	Dana Lewis	F/C	Tulsa
13	Los Angeles Lakers	Jim Cleamons	G	Ohio State
14	Phoenix Suns	John Roche	G	South Carolina
15	Chicago Bulls	Kennedy McIntosh	F	Eastern Michigan
16	New York Knicks	Dean Meminger	G	Marquette
17	Milwaukee Bucks	Collis Jones	F	Notre Dame

Second Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
18	Cleveland Cavaliers	Steve Patterson	F	UCLA
19	Buffalo Braves	Fred Hilton	G	Grambling
20	Chicago Bulls	Willie Sojourner	F	Weber State
21	Cincinnati Royals	John Mengelt	G	Auburn
22	Atlanta Hawks	Ted McClain	G	Tennessee State
23	Seattle Supersonics	Jim McDaniels	C/F	Western Kentucky
24	San Diego Rockets	Mike Newlin	G	Utah
25	Portland Trail Blazers	Charles Yelverton	G	Fordham
26	Buffalo Braves	Amos Thomas	F	SWOklahoma State
27	PortlandTrail Blazers	Rick Fisher	F	Colorado State
28	Boston Celtics	Jim Rose	G	Western Kentucky
29	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Wilson	G	Baltimore
30	Buffalo Braves	Spencer Haywood	F	Detroit
31	Cincinnati Royals	Joe Bergman	F	Creighton
32	Chicago Bulls	Howard Porter	F	Villanova
33	Philadelphia 76ers	Marvin Stewart	G	Nebraska
34	New York Knicks	Gregg Northington	C/F	Alabama State
35	Cleveland Cavaliers	Willie Long	F	New Mexico

Third Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
36	Cleveland Cavaliers	Gerald Lockett	F	Arkansas A&M
37	Portland TrailBlazers	Larry Steele	G	Kentucky
38	Cincinnati Royals	Rich Yunkus	F	Georgia Tech
39	Atlanta Hawks	Jeff Halliburton	G	Drake
40	Chicago Bulls	Clifford Ray	F	Oklahoma
41	Cleveland Cavaliers	Jackie Ridgle	G	California
42	Portland Trail Blazers	Bill Smith	C	Syracuse
43	Baltimore Bullets	Rich Rinaldi	G	St. Peter's
44	Boston Celtics	Dave Robisch	C	Kansas
45	Detroit Pistons	Marv Roberts	F	Utah State
46	Philadelphia 76ers	Dave Wohl	G	Pennsylvania
47	Chicago Bulls	Mike Gale	G	Elizabeth CityState
48	Phoenix Suns	Dennis Layton	G	USC
49	Chicago Bulls	Dick Gibbs	G	UTEP
50	New York Knicks	Ken Mayfield	G	Tuskegee
51	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Brell	F	Marquette

Fourth Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
52	Cleveland Cavaliers	Cliff Harris	F	Hardin-Simmons
53	Buffalo Braves	Jim O'Brien	G	Boston College
54	Portland Trail Blazers	Bobby Fields	G	LaSalle
55	Cincinnati Royals	Sid Catlett	F	Notre Dame
56	Atlanta Hawks	Jim Welch	G	Houston
57	Seattle Supersonics	Pembroke Burrows	C	Jacksonville
58	San Diego Rockets	Tom Owens	C	South Carolina
59	San Francisco Warriors	Greg Gary	G	St. Bonaventure
60	Baltimore Bullets	Willie Allen	F	Miami (FL)
61	Boston Celtics	Randy Denton	C	Duke
62	Detroit Pistons	Jarrett Durham	F	Duquesne
63	Philadelphia 76ers	Erwin Johnson	F	Augusta
64	Los Angeles Lakers	Roger Brown	C	Kansas
65	Phoenix Suns	Walt Szerbiak	F	George Washington
66	Chicago Bulls	Jim Irving	G	St. Louis
67	New York Knicks	Steve Niles	C	Texas A&M
68	Milwaukee Bucks	Henry Smith	F	Missouri

Fifth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
69	Cleveland Cavaliers	Brian Mahoney	Manhattan
70	Buffalo Braves	Garry Nelson	Duquesne
71	Portland Trail Blazers	Hector Blondet	Murray State
72	Cincinnati Royals	Jim Guymond	Eastern New Mexico
73	Cincinnati Royals	Tyrone Marionneaux	Loyola (LA)
74	Seattle Supersonics	Jeff Smith	New Mexico State
75	San Diego Rockets	Rudy Benjamin	Michigan State
76	San Francisco Warriors	Odis Allison	UNLV
77	Baltimore Bullets	Don Johnson	Tennessee
78	San Diego Rockets	Greg Nelson	Jacksonville
79	Detroit Pistons	Vincent White	Savannah State
80	Philadelphia 76ers	Richard Hood	Phillips
81	Los Angeles Lakers	Lee Dedmon	North Carolina
82	Phoenix Suns	Ken Gardner	Utah
83	Chicago Bulls	Larry Weatherford	Purdue
84	Phoenix Suns	Bob Kissane	Holy Cross
85	Milwaukee Bucks	Barry Nelson	Duquesne

Sixth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
86	Cleveland Cavaliers	Mike Childress	Colorado State
87	Buffalo Braves	Glen Summors	Gannon
88	Portland Trail Blazers	Jim Day	Morehead State
89	Cincinnati Royals	Gil McGregor	Wake Forest
90	Atlanta Hawks	Willie Humes	Idaho
91	Seattle Supersonics	Mike Neciase	William Carey
92	San Diego Rockets	Garry Reist	Rice
93	San Francisco Warriors	Charlie Johnson	California
94	Baltimore Bullets	John Novey	Mount St. Mary's
95	Boston Celtics	Thorpe Weber	Vanderbilt
96	Detroit Pistons	Jim Larranga	Providence
97	Philadelphia 76ers	Jake Jones	Assumption
98	Los Angeles Lakers	Bill Brickhouse	Montana State
99	Phoenix Suns	William Graham	Kentucky State
100	Chicago Bulls	Jim England	Tennessee
102	New York Knicks	Bill Mainor	Fordham
103	Milwaukee Bucks	Ed Kemp	Adams State

Seventh Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
104	Cleveland Cavaliers	Tom Bush	Drake
105	Buffalo Braves	Randy Smith	Buffalo State
106	Portland Trail Blazers	Gene Knolle	Texas Tech
107	Cincinnati Royals	Ollie Shannon	Minnesota
108	Atlanta Hawks	Mike Jordan	Savannah State
109	Seattle Supersonics	John Duncan	Kentucky Wesleyan
110	San Diego Rockets	Eric Hill	Minnesota
111	San Francisco Warriors	Ken May	Dayton
112	Baltimore Bullets	Dennis Hogg	Washington State
113	Boston Celtics	Skip Young	Florida State
114	Detroit Pistons	Steve Kelly	BYU
115	Philadelphia 76ers	Curtis Ford	NE Oklahoma State
116	Los Angeles Lakers	Gene Gathers	Bradley
117	Phoenix Suns	Ralph Brateris	Trenton State
118	Chicago Bulls	Artis Gilmore	Jacksonville
119	New York Knicks	Danny Davis	Henderson State
120	Milwaukee Bucks	Gene Phillips	SMU

Eighth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
121	Cleveland Cavaliers	Charlie Davis	Wake Forest
122	Buffalo Braves	Craig Love	Ohio
123	Portland Trail Blazers	John Sutter	Tulane
124	Cincinnati Royals	Frank Fitzgerald	Boston College
125	Atlanta Hawks	Jim Smith	Kentucky Wesleyan
125	Seattle Supersonics	Chuck Lowery	Puget Sound
126	San Diego Rockets	Rich Katherman	Duke
127	San Francisco Warriors	Jim Haderlein	Loyola (CA)
128	Baltimore Bullets	Russell Golden	Jackson State
129	Boston Celtics	John Ribock	South Carolina
130	Detroit Pistons	Wayne Jones	Niagara Ellzy
131	Philadelphia 76ers	Barry Yates	Maryland
132	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Adams	Lamar Tech
134	Phoenix Suns	Vernell Ellzy	Florida State
135	Chicago Bulls	Clarence Sherrod	Wisconsin
136	New York Knicks	Leroy Eldridge	Cheyney State
137	Milwaukee Bucks	Felix Thurston	Trinity (TX)

Ninth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
138	Cleveland Cavaliers	Rich Walker	Bowling Green
139	Buffalo Braves	Gary Stewart	Canisius
140	Portland Trail Blazers	Gene Kennedy	TCU
141	Atlanta Hawks	Ernie Fleming	Jacksonville
142	Seattle Supersonics	Larry Holliday	Oregon
143	San Diego Rockets	Willie Kerry	Denver
144	San Francisco Warriors	Clarence Smith	Villanova
145	Baltimore Bullets	Ron Johnston	Murray State
146	Boston Celtics	Ray Green	Cal State (PA)
147	Detroit Pistons	Paul Botts	Central Michigan
148	Philadelphia 76ers	Tom Lee	Arizona
149	Los Angeles Lakers	Bob Cheeks	Whittier
150	Phoenix Suns	Mike Johnson	Kansas State
151	Chicago Bulls	Jackie Dinkins	Voorhees
152	New York Knicks	Mike OBrien	St. Leo's
153	Milwaukee Bucks	Rick Howat	Illinois

Tenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
154	Cleveland Cavaliers	Jim Meredith	Washington State
155	Buffalo Braves	Don Ward	Colgate
156	Portland Trail Blazers	Greg Starrick	Southern Illinois
157	Atlanta Hawks	Ron Rippitoe	David Lipscomb
158	Seattle Supersonics	Ed Huston	Puget Sound
159	San Diego Rockets	Calvin Oliver	Pan American
160	San Francisco Warriors	Bill Drosdiak	Oregon
161	Baltimore Bullets	Eddie Myers	Arizona
162	Boston Celtics	Dale Dover	Harvard
163	Detroit Pistons	Steve Butcher	Pikeville
164	Philadelphia 76ers	Jim Dinwiddie	Kentucky
165	Los Angeles Lakers	Cliff Mosely	Quinnipiac
166	Phoenix Suns	Tom Newell	Hawaii
167	Chicago Bulls	David Withers	Delaware
168	New York Knicks	Andy Toth	Cheyney State
169	Milwaukee Bucks	Dan Fife	Michigan

Eleventh Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
170	Cleveland Cavaliers	Mike Casey	Kentucky
171	Buffalo Braves	Bill Warner	Arizona
172	Portland Trail Blazers	Howard Burford	Gonzaga
173	Atlanta Hawks	Levi Wyatt	Alcorn A&M
174	Seattle Supersonics	Jerome Perry	Western Kentucky
175	San Diego Rockets	Doug Rex	UC Santa Barbara
176	Baltimore Bullets	Chuck Olowski	Baltimore
177	Boston Celtics	Reggie Brooks	New Hampshire College
178	Detroit Pistons	Larry Saunders	Duke
179	Philadelphia 76ers	Dana Pagett	USC
180	Phoenix Suns	Paul Leitz	Western Carolina
181	Chicago Bulls	Al Smith	Bradley
182	New York Knicks	Ken Davis	Georgetown
183	Milwaukee Bucks	Blaine Henry	Marshall

Twelfth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
184	Cleveland Cavaliers	Doug Hess	Toledo
185	Buffalo Braves	Butch Webster	LSU/New Orleans
186	Portland Trail Blazers	Don Sechler	Delaware Valley
187	Atlanta Hawks	Roger Moore	Columbus College
188	San Diego Rockets	Chris Schrobilgen	USC
189	Baltimore Bullets	Bob Connor	Loyola (MD)
190	Boston Celtics	John Dalton	Suffolk
191	Detroit Pistons	Bob Horn	Drake
191	Philadelphia 76ers	Ken Kowall	Ohio
192	Phoenix Suns	Floyd Mason	Alcorn A&M
193	Chicago Bulls	Ken Riley	Middle Tennessee
194	New York Knicks	Carl Greenfield	Eastern Kentucky
195	Milwaukee Bucks	Gene Mumford	Scranton

Thirteen Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
196	Cleveland Cavaliers	Bobby Jones	Drake
197	Buffalo Braves	Pete Smith	Valdosta State
198	Atlanta Hawks	Ed Jenkins	Michigan Lutheran
199	San Diego Rockets	Lee McCollough	Indiana
200	Baltimore Bullets	Ron Crosswhite	Dayton
201	Boston Celtics	Leroy Chalk	Nebraska
202	Detroit Pistons	Willie Roberson	Wyoming
203	Philadelphia 76ers	Hank Commodore	NW Oklahoma
204	Phoenix Suns	Ron Dorsey	Tennessee State
205	Chicago Bulls	Ed Goode	DePaul
206	New York Knicks	Larry Duckworth	Henderson State
207	Milwaukee Bucks	Pierre Russell	Kansas

Fourteenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
208	Cleveland Cavaliers	Bubbles Harris	Indiana
209	Buffalo Braves	Ray Lavender	Drury
210	San Diego Rockets	Gene Roberson	Canisius
211	Baltimore Bullets	Rudolph Peele	Norfolk State
212	Detroit Pistons	Art Davis	J.C. Smith
213	Phoenix Suns	Ken Booker	UCLA
214	Chicago Bulls	Richard Dixon	Loyola (LA)
215	New York Knicks	Jack O'Connor	Grant Falls
216	Milwaukee Bucks	George Jackson	Dayton

Fifteenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
217	Cleveland Cavaliers	Larry Baker	Wittenberg
218	Buffalo Braves	William Chatmon	Baylor
219	San Diego Rockets	Terry Guigg	Gonzaga
220	Baltimore Bullets	James Morrell	Norfolk State
221	Detroit Pistons	James Fleming	Alcorn A&M
222	Phoenix Suns	Curtis Carter	Bishop
223	Chicago Bulls	Liscio Thomas	Furman
224	Milwaukee Bucks	Loyd King	Virginia Tech

Sixteenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
225	Cleveland Cavaliers	Vance Tyree	Wisconsin State
226	Buffalo Braves	James Douglas	Memphis
227	San Diego Rockets	Leonard Jackson	Oregon
228	Detroit Pistons	Fred Smiley	Detroit
229	Chicago Bulls	Bob Bissant	Loyola (LA)

Seventeenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
230	Buffalo Braves	Nelson Isley	LSU
231	San Diego Rockets	Steve Sims	Pepperdine
232	Detroit Pistons	Leroy Jenkins	Detroit

Eighteenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
233	Buffalo Braves	Joey Meyer	DePaul
234	San Diego Rockets	Carlos Quintar	Mexico City
235	Detroit Pistons	Ike Bundy	Detroit Tech

Nineteenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
236	San Diego Rockets	Gary Schneider		San Diego State
237	Detroit Pistons	Ed Jenkins		Shaw

1971 NBA Hardship Draft

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
1	Cincinnati Royals	Nate Williams	G/F	Utah State
2	Atlanta Hawks	Tom Payne	C	Kentucky
3	Golden State Warriors	Cyril Baptiste	F/C	Creighton
4	Baltimore Bullets	Phil Chenier	G	California
5	Los Angeles Lakers	Joe Hammond	G	None

*This was the first year that underclassmen were draft into the NBA. Before 1971 drafted players must have completed all four years of college.

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